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starts right now. i'm pamela brown in washington. new developments tonight in the idaho murder investigation. for the first time we are hearing from the parents of the suspect in this case. 28-year-old bryan kohberger. he is facing four counts of first-degree murder in the brutal slayings of four young students. it is a shock to his family. cnn's veronica miracle has more on what the family is saying today. >> reporter: pamela, that family put out a statement through his public defender. his attorney. this is according to cnn and here's what it reads. it says, first and foremost, w...

Cnn's gloria pasmino has the latest. >> reporter: a scary scene for police officers and bystanders waiting to get into the area of times square to watch the ball drop. right outside of one of the security screening areas that the nypd sets up to screen every person in this area. that's where police tell us a 19-year-old male approached an officer and tried to strict strike him on the head and then another officer and a third officer on the scene used his service weapon firing a shot injuring the suspect on the shoulder. the mayor stopping by the hospital early morning yesterday to visit with t...

Armed pilots, yes, i was one of those, and i know the training that we went through before we were carrying weapons on the aircraft in the post-9/11 world, so -- and i concur with him. it is not uncommon at all to have law enforcement officers on flights and so that there's multiple levels of protection from a security standpoint. >> okay. let me reiterate for anyone just joining us what we are covering here. the good news is we don't have any injuries or passenger safety concerns at this point at atlanta hartsfield international airport. however, we know at 1:30 p.m. today, a weapon accidenta...